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Dover Synagogueand Jewish CommunityDover, Kent |
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Dover Synagogueand Jewish CommunityDover, Kent |
Updated 31 May 2007
The Town of Dover
The town of Dover is a port on the English Channel coast in southeast England immediately opposite the coast of France, some 21 miles away. It is in the local government district of Dover in the county of Kent, formed in 1974 by the merger of the municipal borough of Dover with adjoining areas. The town of Dover has a population of about 30,000, whereas the district, covering a much wider area, has a population of some 100,000.
Only one Jewish congregation, known as the Dover Synagogue, is known to have existed in Dover.
Congregation Data
| Name: | Dover Synagogue |
| Address: | Northampton Street, Dover |
| Date Founded: | 10 September 1862 |
| Current Status: | Closed - during WWII |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Marriage Certification: | Worship Number: 15769 Registration District: Dover |
| Membership Numbers: | 1896 - 14 Seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1898/99) 1900 - 12 Seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1900/01) 1909 - 14 Seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1910) |
Articles on the Dover Community
The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Dover by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
Jewish Population Data
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1896 1900 1905 1909 1919 1934 |
- 104 (The Jewish Year Book 1896/97) - 131 (The Jewish Year Book 1900/01) - 110 (The Jewish Year Book 1906) - 116 (The Jewish Year Book 1910) - 40 (The Jewish Year Book 1920) - 40 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) |
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